Archive Record
Metadata
Accession # |
A1990.17 |
Title |
Vanishing Villages of Wellington County: WCHS Essays, file 35, 1978 |
Date |
1927-1978 |
Description |
file 35 - 1978 Vanishing Villages of Wellington County - 30 essays [Includes two pages of instructions for the 1978 "Historical Research Essay Project"] Adult Essays 1. Recollections of Orton [Erin Twp.], by Mrs. Mary Ballentine, Guelph [includes lists: Ministers of St. John's Church; Teachers of Union School #2/Orton Public School (with corrections); Mail Carriers - 10 pages 2. The Old Hamlets of Wellington County: Birge's Mills (at Lot 22, Concession 3, Eramosa Twp.), by J.B. Nelson, Guelph - 3 pages [includes list "The Villages and Hamlets of Eramosa"] 3. Binkham [Erin Twp.], by Eunice E. Reid (Mrs. Hugh M. Reid), Guelph [includes letter to Mrs. Burr, 26 Apr. 1978] - 5 pages 4. Vanishing Villages and Communities of Wellington County: Mosborough [Guelph Twp.], by Mrs. W.G. Brydon, Breslau - 8 pages 5. Orton as I Recall It [Erin Twp.], by Alex Duncan, Hillsburgh - 5 pages 6. The Village of Whittington [Amaranth Twp.], by Jennie A. Wolfe/Mrs. Lewis E. Wolfe, Laurel - 2 pages 7. Vanishing Settlements [Uist, Puslinch Twp.] by Mrs. Chester Schultz, Guelph (27 Apr. 1978) "A Morriston W.I. Member" - 2 pages 8. Drumhill Century History [Erin/Eramosa Twps.], by Fred C. Cox, Guelph - 1 page 9. My early recollections of Teviotdale and Cotswold district [Minto Twp.], by Abe McComb, Elora - 3 pages; photocopy added 3 March 2015 with inclusion of newspaper clipping of Cotswold United Church, July 1962. 10. Mount View [West Luther Twp.], by Garfield Benham, R.R. #2, Arthur - 2 pages 11. The Flax Mill Hamlet [Maryborough Twp.] [author's name missing; includes map showing location and 2 colour photographs] - 3 pages 12. Winfield [Peel Twp.], "researched by Mrs. Rose Fleet, Palmerston; edited by Mrs. A.M. Audet, Palmerston; typed at Norwell District Secondary School"; [includes b&w photographs of the Hill family, receipt from J.B. Hill to John Fleet, 1905] - 4 pages 13. Craigsholme and the Old Orangeville Rd. [West Garafraxa Twp.] by Kathleen McKibbon (20 April 1978); includes map and b&w photographs of McKee's Hotel and the scene behind, 1927, by K.M. [Kathleen McKibbon?] - 21 pages 14. Creekbank [Peel Twp.], by Mrs. Norman Trask, Alma; includes b&w and colour photographs - 4 pages 15. Ennotville [Nichol Twp.], by Isobel Burr, Fergus - 4 pages 16. Thorpville [Nichol Twp.], by K.M. Cunningham, Guelph - 2 pages 17. Ponsonby [Pilkington Twp.], by K.M. Cunningham, Guelph - 1 page 18. A Vanishing Community - Coningsby [Erin Twp.] by Dorothy McKinnon, Erin - 8 pages 19. Aboyne [Nichol Twp.], by Mrs. J.H. Stewart, Morriston; Morriston W.I. - 3 pages 20. Goldstone [Peel Twp.], by Mrs. Enid Whale, R.R. #2, Alma - 5 pages 21. Vanishing Villages and Communities on Wellington County: Coningsby [Erin Twp.] by Marion E. Marshall (April 1978); [includes b&w photographs] - 5 pages 22. Ghost Town in Wellington County: Mimosa [Erin Twp.] by (Mrs. Edgar) Gladys Gray, Hillsburg - 7 pages 23a. Vanishing Villages and Communities of Wellington County: Metz Country Store [West Garafraxa Twp.], by Charlotte M. Lowe, R.R. #3, Rockwood (1978) - 1 page 23b. Vanishing Villages and Communities of Wellington County: Petherton Black Smith Shop [Arthur Twp.], by Charlotte M. Lowe, R.R. #3, Rockwood (1978) - 1 page 24. Vanishing Villages of Wellington County: Brisbane, Binkham & Plugtown [Erin Twp.], by Annie M. Cook, Erin (25 April 1978) Children's Essays: 25. A Village of the Past: Ponsonby [Pilkington Twp.] by Sharon Morell, Ponsonby Public School - 2 pages 26. Historical Sketch of Ponsonby Community [Pilkington Twp.] by Laurel Hoard, R.R. #1, Ariss - 3 pages 27. Ponsonby [Pilkington Twp.], by Mary Beth Moses, Ponsonby Public School - 4 pages Late Entries (unjudged) 28. Trecastle - A Vanished Village [Maryborough Twp.] [author's name missing; includes references to Listowel Banner, 29 June 1967; Drayton Advocate 8 Feb. 1962] - 4 pages 29. Riverbank, Bosworth & Stirton [Maryborough Twp.], by Mrs. Max Noble, Palmerston - 4 pages 30. Vanishing Villages in Peel Township [Goshen, Winfield, Yatton] by Mrs. Thos. J. Hutchinson, Fergus (1978) - 1 page |
Creator \ Maker |
Ballentine, Mary (Mrs.) [Author] |
Creator \ Maker |
Nelson, J. B. (Mr.) [Author] Reid, Eunice E. (Mrs.) [Author] Reid, Hugh M. (Mrs.) [Author] Brydon, W. G. (Mrs.) [Author] Duncan, Alexander [Author] Wolfe, Jennie A. [Author] Wolfe, Lewis E. (Mrs.) [Author] Schultz, Chester (Mrs.) [Author] Cox, Fred C. [Author] McComb, Abe [Author] Benham, Garfield [Author] Fleet, Rose [Author] Audet, Elizabeth G. (Mrs.) [Editor] McKibbon, Kathleen [Author] McKibbon, Kathleen [photographer] Trask, Mabel (Mrs.) [Author] Burr, Isobel Cunningham (Mrs.) [Author] Cunningham, K. M. [Author] Stewart, J. H. (Mrs.) [Author] McKinnon, Dorothy [Author] Whale, Enid [Author] Marshall, Marion E. [Author] Gray, Edgar (Mrs.) [Author] Gray, Gladys [Author] Lowe, Charlotte M. [Author] Cook, Annie M. [Author] Morell, Sharon [Author] Hoard, Laurel [Author] Moses, Mary Beth [Author] Noble, Max (Mrs.) [Author] Hutchinson, Thomas J. (Mrs.) [Author] |
Item Name |
Essay |
Person \ Organization |
Wellington County Historical Research Society St. John's Church U. S. S. #2 Erin Twp. Orton Public School Morriston Women's Institute Norwell District Secondary School McKee's Hotel Metz General Store Ponsonby Public School Ballentine, Mary (Mrs.) Nelson, J. B. (Mr.) Reid, Eunice E. (Mrs.) Reid, Hugh M. (Mrs.) Burr Brydon, W. G. (Mrs.) Duncan, Alexander Wolfe, Jennie A. Wolfe, Lewis E. (Mrs.) Schultz, Chester (Mrs.) Cox, Fred C. McComb, Abe Benham, Garfield Fleet, Rose Audet, Elizabeth G. (Mrs.) Hill Hill, J. B. Fleet, John McKibbon, Kathleen Trask, Mabel (Mrs.) Burr, Isobel Cunningham (Mrs.) Cunningham, K. M. McKinnon, Dorothy Stewart, J. H. (Mrs.) Whale, Enid Marshall, Marion E. Gray, Edgar (Mrs.) Gray, Gladys Lowe, Charlotte M. Cook, Annie M. Morell, Sharon Hoard, Laurel Moses, Mary Beth Noble, Max (Mrs.) Hutchinson, Thomas J. (Mrs.) |
Place |
Orton Erin Twp. Guelph Birge Mills Eramosa Twp. Binkham Mosborough Guelph Twp. Breslau Hillsburgh Whittington Amaranth Twp. Laurel Uist Puslinch Twp. Morriston Drumhill Teviotdale Cotswold Minto Twp. Elora Mount View West Luther Twp. Arthur Twp. Flax Mill Hamlet Maryborough Twp. Winfield Peel Twp. Palmerston Craigsholme West Garafraxa Twp. Creekbank Creek Bank Alma Ennotville Nichol Twp. Fergus Thorpville Ponsonby Pilkington Twp. Coningsby Aboyne Morriston Goldstone Mimosa Hillsburg Metz Rockwood Petherton Brisbane Binkham Plugtown Trecastle Riverbank Bosworth Stirton Goshen Winfield Yatton |
Subject |
Commercial Religion Flax Mills Education Post Office Blacksmiths Mill |
Photo, Map # |
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Year Range from |
1927 |
Year Range to |
1978 |
Accession # |
A1990.17 |
Containers |
MU 188 |